Fairfax, Va. -- After a few postponements the Patriots women's tennis team fianally opened its 2021 spring season with a 6-1 setback to Temple today at the George Mason Tennis Courts.
Mason opened up the match with two wins in the three doubles matches, earning the doubles point.
Jackie Nannery and
Francesca Trella earned a 6-3 win at the top doubles position against Temple's team of Doroshenko/Mummadi. Sophomore
Paige La and
Hannah Yang earned a decisive 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles for the Patriots.
A few of the matches were closely contested. For the second straight season,
Paige La holds the top singles position. The sophomore dropped a close match to Temple's Vineetha Mummadi, 6-4, 7-6(4). The Patriots
Jackie Nannery was edged by Sena Takebe, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5 singles. After dropping the first set, 2-6, Mason's
Ashley Fitz-Patrick won the second, 7-5, before dropping the tie-breaker, 10-2.
The Patriots host Coppin State on its home courts Sunday at Noon.
Results
Doubles
1.
Francesca Trella/
Jackie Nannery (George Mason) def.
Oleksandra Doroshenko/
Vineetha Mummadi (Temple), 6-3
2.
Ling Hsuan Wei/
Sena Takebe (Temple) def. Emily Wert/
Savanna Crowell (George Mason) 6-2
3.
Paige La/
Hannah Yang (George Mason) def.
Rine Nozaki/
Cecilia Castelli (Temple) 6-2
Singles
1.
Vineetha Mummadi (Temple) def.
Paige La (George Mason), 6-4, 7-6(4)
2.
Rine Nozaki (Temple) def.
Brianna Gibbs (George Mason) 6-2, 6-1
3.
Oleksandra Doroshenko (Temple) def.
Savanna Crowell (George Mason) 6-0, 6-1
4.
Ling Hsuan Wei (Temple) def.
Hannah Yang (George Mason) 6-7 (7), 6-0, 1-0(ret.)
5.
Sena Takebe (Temple) def.
Jackie Nannery (George Mason) 6-3, 7-5
6.
Cecilia Castelli (Temple) def.
Ashley Fitz-Patrick (George Mason), 2-6, 7-5, 10-2
